The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-10
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ACALLON EPRESIDENT
THE EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE AT
THE WHITE HOUSE.

Rev. DR.. Burchard Among the Visitors
-. President Cleveland Raises
Laugh by the Heartiness With
Which He Greeted Him--A Speech by
the President.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9-The White House
this afternoon was invaded by nearly 1000
members of the Evangelical Alliance, who
called in body about o'clock to pay their
respects to the President and Mrs. Cleve-
land They were received in the East
Room, and were individually presented to
the President and Mrs. Cleveland by Viii
liam E. Dodge, President of the Alliance,
and Col John NJ. Wilson. Mr.. Dodge made
a brief address expressing the great pleasure
it gave the Alliance as body to show their
appreciation of the President and his wife,
who, he said, was especially loved and re-
spected by them ALL He closed by urging
the President to cooperate with the Alliance
in the cause of Christianity. The President
replied as follows:
Mr. PRESIDENT: am glad to meet so large
delegation from the Evangelical Alliance of
the United States understand the purpose of
this alliance to be the application Of
Christian rules of conduct to the prob
ical life. Such movement cannot fail to pro-
duce most valuable results. All must admit
that the reception of the teachings Of Chris
tanity results in the purest patriotism, in most
scrupulous fidelity to public trust and in the
best type Of citizenship. Those who manage
the affairs of the government are by this means
reminded that the law of God demands
that they should be courageously
true to the interests of the people, and that the
Ruler of the universe will require of them a
strict account of their stewardship. The people,
too are thus taught that their happiness and
welfare will be best promoted by conscientious
regard for the interest of the common brother
hood, and that the success of a government by
the people depends upon the morality, justice
and honesty of the people. l am espe-
cially pleased TO know that your efforts
are not cramped and limited by denominational
lines and that your credentials are founded in
broad Christian fellowship. Manitestly If you
seek to teach your cOumtrymen federation, you
must be tolerant; if you would teach them lib
erality for the opinions of each, yOu yourselves.
must be liberal; and if you would teach them
unsetsh patriotism, you, yourselves, must
he unsefsh and patriotic. There is enough
of work in the field you have entered to enlist
the hearty cooperation of all who believe in
the value and efficacy of Christian teaching and
practice. Your noble mission, ii undertaken in
broad and generous spirit. viii surely arrest
the attention and respectful consideration of
your fellow-citiZenS; and your endeavors, con
secrated by benevolence and patriotic love-
must exert a powerful influence in the enlight-
enment and Improvement of our people, in IL
ustrating the strength and stability of our in
stltutiOns, and in advancing the prosperity and
greatness of our beloved land.
Rev Dr. Burchard, of New York, tof
three Rs" fame was among those pre-
ssnted. The President recognized him at
once. and advancing toward him said, with
considerable earDeStness and fervor, that
lie was very glad to see him, whereupon
the crowd of delegates broke into hearty
laughter.
Dr. Burchard. solemn as an owl, said
nothing to the President, although the lat
ter said, 81 am very glad to see you," but
he expressed to Mrs. Cleveland his pleasure
at meeting her.